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Mordus's House Cellar

Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition guide · Exploring the hidden cave

Mordus's House Cellar is a hidden underground chamber located beneath Mordus's house in Driftwood. Players investigate this area to uncover Mordus's Voidwoken ties, rescue a trapped dwarf, and locate a hidden hatch leading deeper into the basement cave system. Navigating this area requires solving pressure plate mechanisms or unlocking heavily concealed passageways to progress the "A Taste of Freedom" or main Source-hunting quests.

Items

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Letter from the Dwarven Queen: Found on a desk inside the cellar

Secrets

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A hidden stone door opens by placing heavy weights or characters onto specific floor pressure plates located in the cellar.A disguised trapdoor leading to the deeper cavern can be discovered by clearing away loose debris and interacting with a hidden latch on the wall.

Enemies

Possessed Dwarf

Hostile dwarves patrolling the underground passages under the influence of Void energy.

Tips

Bring heavy items or pots to set on the floor switch plates if your party members are separated or exploring alone.
Keep high Wits on your leading character to readily detect the scuffed floor marks indicating hidden mechanisms.

Not listed for this area: shops and people.

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